The effect of motherhood on scientific productivity analyzed through the obtaining for six-year research periods (1990-2020)
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Gender, motherhood, children, scientific productivity, six year termAbstract
This study addresses the issue of scientific productivity and differences between sexes. The causes of it are reviewed, especially motherhood. The case of the University of Granada is analyzed over the last 30 years. The rate of obtaining six-year terms and the time invested to do so have been used as an explanatory variable. We think that it is an appropriate tool since it neutralizes many of the factors that are considered explanatory of these inequalities, such as the research/teaching orientation of universities, extreme cases of productivity and also discards non-productive authors.
The results confirm that the arrival of children affects the productivity of the research population; which does so to a greater extent in women and implies significant delays when requesting six-year terms. Likewise, it is confirmed that it is greater to the extent that there are more children but that it fades over time.
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